*Subject to Change* Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER or YOUR WIKI PAGES - as indicated ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows - Rubric for Presentations Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequencet; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; four entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal. Participation (32 marks - 4 marks per class)
TodaysMeet/RRC - https://todaysmeet.com/RRCMethods back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per class (16 marks - 2 marks per class) Attendance - 4 marks per class Participation - (32 marks) Assignment #1 - Learning Theories Assignments - (50 marks) Assigned: March 24 Due: Varies as per schedule
Each person in the group searches for an article or resource that will be provided to the class for reading to prepare for the discussion. Copy and Paste the web address for the article/resource that you wish to submit by the posted date in TodaysMeet/RRC. All students in the class are assigned the reading during the week to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead. Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, decide on a leader, create a presentation (visual such as Google Presentations) to use as a guide during the discussion; develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion. DO NOT teach the topic during the discussion--this is a discussion, not a lecture!! You should expect that all students have reviewed your resource during the week (flipped the classroom). All students not in the group - prepare one question or concern to ask back to the group leading the discussion. Post this question in your Learning Doc and in TodaysMeet during the discussion. Group leaders please check TodaysMeet during the discussion to answer questions. Be sure to interact in the back channel during the discussion. Group leaders: Be sure to ask the class to post their questions from their Docs into TodaysMeet. Work these questions into your discussion.
Assignment #2a - Blog - Assignment - (40 marks--10 marks each post x 4 posts) Assigned: Reading assigned March 24th; Blog setup assigned March 31st. Due: Post 1 - April 7th; Posts 2, 3 and 4 - May 12th Topic Post #2 - Webquests (see assignment #4) Topic Post #3 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students? Topic Post #4 - Student-centered approaches for your curriculum (based on your presentation for assignment #5) Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Post #1 - Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one. Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading. Length of each post - 250 - 300 words. Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog Participation - (5 marks) Assigned: April 7 Due: April 14th Comment on one blog in this class as assigned - 2 - 3 sentences. You are assigned to comment on one student's blog - the name that appears below yours (Glennis, please comment on Denise's blog) *Please Note: - after creating your comment on your colleague's blog, you must click Publish, then scroll down and type the "squiggly" word to confirm that you are not spamming. Click Publish again.
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *. Assignment - (50 marks) and Presentation - (50 marks) Assigned: March 24 Due: April 21
Decide what you would like to learn - something somewhat significant - not a topic that is too simplistic - should take about 5 - 6 hours to learn this and no one in your group knows how to do this - confirm your topic with me before you begin
Create a new Doc, Inquiry Project and enter your topic in your Inquiry Doc
Document everything you do to learn this in the Google Doc (20 marks)
Include video or images of your process and progress--Really Important!! (20 marks)
Choose a format to present this learning to the class - - 15 minute presentations (50 marks)
Share your learning object with Eva (such as a link, etc.) (10 marks)
Complete this form to provide peer critiques for each presentation. (Professionalism)
Assignment #4 - Webquest Assigned: April 7 Due: May 12 Assignment (25 marks) You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task. Example Webquest1Webquest2 WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest. Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog. Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. You are not assigned to actually create the webquest but to do some research to gather information that would prepare you to develop such a webquest. Classroom Management Discussion/Groups with shared Doc - April 7 (25 marks)
Assignment #5 - Individual Presentation - how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? - Presentations - (100 marks) Assigned: March 24 Due: May 5
Prepare a Google Presentation, Prezi or other shared/cloud presentation outlining three learner-centered approaches that will increase and improve the learning for your learners--help them take the learning deeper. (20 marks)
Provide clear examples of what you will have your students do for each of the three topics identifying the name of the learner-centered approach. Example: choose a topic that you would usually teach using a lecture method and state that you would prepare a WebQuest. For this assignment you don't have to actually prepare the webquest but you would tell us what the webquest would entail. (20 marks)
State the learning outcome for each learner-centered approach. Outcomes must be written following proper construction, i.e., measurable verb, condition, and standard (see Resources page for help on outcomes). (20 marks)
Indicate the evaluation strategy/process for each example. How will this improve the learning for your students? (20 marks)
Present your plan to the class as per presentation schedule. (20 marks)
The presentation should be approx. 10-12 minutes--not more -
Share your learning object with me--send me the link to your object, e.g., Google Presentations, Prezi, etc., and I will embed it on this course wiki.
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by May 14. This is required to complete Assignment #5. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.
Assignments EDUC-2092 March 24 - May 12, 2015
Evaluation -
*Subject to Change*Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR
ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER or YOUR WIKI PAGES - as indicated
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows -
Rubric for Presentations
Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequencet; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; four entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal.
Participation (32 marks - 4 marks per class)
TodaysMeet/RRC - https://todaysmeet.com/RRCMethods
back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per class
(16 marks - 2 marks per class)
Attendance - 4 marks per class
Participation - (32 marks)
Assignment #1 - Learning Theories
Assignments - (50 marks)
Assigned: March 24
Due: Varies as per schedule
Transformative Learning Resource 2
March 31
Metacognition Resource #2
Multiple Intelligences Resource #2
Multiple intelligences Resource #3
Constructivism Resource #2
Pragmatism Resource #2
All students in the class are assigned the reading during the week to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead.
Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, decide on a leader, create a presentation (visual such as Google Presentations) to use as a guide during the discussion; develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion. DO NOT teach the topic during the discussion--this is a discussion, not a lecture!! You should expect that all students have reviewed your resource during the week (flipped the classroom).
All students not in the group - prepare one question or concern to ask back to the group leading the discussion. Post this question in your Learning Doc and in TodaysMeet during the discussion. Group leaders please check TodaysMeet during the discussion to answer questions.
Be sure to interact in the back channel during the discussion.
Group leaders: Be sure to ask the class to post their questions from their Docs into TodaysMeet. Work these questions into your discussion.
Discussion length: 30 minutes
Learning Theories Discussion Notes
Assignment #2a - Blog -
Assignment - (40 marks--10 marks each post x 4 posts)
Assigned: Reading assigned March 24th; Blog setup assigned March 31st.
Due: Post 1 - April 7th; Posts 2, 3 and 4 - May 12th
Topic Post #2 - Webquests (see assignment #4)
Topic Post #3 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students?
Topic Post #4 - Student-centered approaches for your curriculum (based on your presentation for assignment #5)
Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Post #1 - Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one.
Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading.
Length of each post - 250 - 300 words.
Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog
Participation - (5 marks)
Assigned: April 7
Due: April 14th
Comment on one blog in this class as assigned - 2 - 3 sentences.
You are assigned to comment on one student's blog - the name that appears below yours (Glennis, please comment on Denise's blog)
*Please Note: - after creating your comment on your colleague's blog, you must click Publish, then scroll down and type the "squiggly" word to confirm that you are not spamming. Click Publish again.
Denise
Tamara
Janet
Collin
Shane
Jeff
Michael
Riel
Ralph
Taiwo
Luis
Jackie
Oyedele
Carolyn
Karen
Don
Valentina
Drew
Glennis
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *.
Assignment - (50 marks) and Presentation - (50 marks)
Assigned: March 24
Due: April 21
Graphic Organizers
Demonstration/Resource: April 14
Participation (10 marks)
Padlet -
Assignment #4 - Webquest
Assigned: April 7
Due: May 12
Assignment (25 marks)
You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task.
Example Webquest1 Webquest2
WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest.
Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog.
Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. You are not assigned to actually create the webquest but to do some research to gather information that would prepare you to develop such a webquest.
Classroom Management
Discussion/Groups with shared Doc - April 7 (25 marks)
Assignment #5 - Individual Presentation - how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? -
Presentations - (100 marks)
Assigned: March 24
Due: May 5
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by May 14. This is required to complete Assignment #5. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.